Lorraine M. Rusch, PhD, RN

Department

• Nursing - Bachelors

Position

• Associate Professor

Secondary Appointment

• College of Nursing

• Master of Science (MSN) in Nursing Education Program Track Lead

As faculty at Creighton University College of Nursing since 2004, Dr. Rusch's teaching, scholarship, and service activities blend to produce a positive and significant impact on the University community, the Nursing profession, my colleagues, and the personal and professional formation of our students.  Her greatest contributions in the past five years include: developing innovative teaching strategies to help students apply knowledge for safe nursing practice; leading team development of two major curricular revisions and quality improvement initiatives in the CON; contributing to University interprofessional education and mission-based service-learning initiatives; and published and funded scholarship that reflects her research and teacing interests.  She has been recognized by students and peers for excellence in teaching, scholarship, service.

 
 

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Presentations

Research and Scholarship Interests

• Nursing Education: Development of and Assessment of Clinical Reasoning & Decision Making; Adult Cardiac Health

Current Research Projects

• Heart Failure Health Maintenance; Teaching Strategies that promote readiness for practice

Grant Funding Received

• Packard KA, Kalkowski J, Ryan Haddad A, Furze J, Rusch L. M., Black L, Cochran T, Flecky K, Martens-Stricklett K, Milloshi R, Qi Y.
• Rusch, L. M., Schoening, A. M., Slone, C., Shirley, N. Dedicated Education Unit: Creating New Learning Environments. Creighton University, Office of Academic Excellence and Assessment

• Distinguished Educator in Teaching as Scholarship Award, Creighton University, 2021
• DAISY Faculty Award Nominee, Creighton University, College of Nursing Students, 2020
• Teaching Excellence Award for Undergraduate Classroom Instruction, Creighton University College of Nursing Undergraduate Class of 2019, 2019
• DAISY Faculty Award Nominee, Creighton University, College of Nursing Students, 2019
• 2019 Outstanding Nurse Educator, Nebraska Nurses Association, 2018
• DAISY Faculty Award Nominee, Creighton University, College of Nursing Students, 2018
• Winifred J. Ellenchild Pinch Research Award, Iota Tau Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society , 2017
• DAISY Faculty Award Nominee, Creighton University, College of Nursing Students, 2017
• Keynote Speaker--Member Induction Ceremony, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society, Iota Tau Chapter , 2016
• 2014 Positive Image of Nursing Award, Nebraska Nurses Association , 2014
• Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, Pacific Lutheran University, 2014
• Teaching Excellence Award for Undergraduate Classroom Instruction, Creighton University College of Nursing, 2013
• “40 Under 40” Nebraska Nursing Leaders, Nebraska Action Coalition for the Future of Nursing, 2012
• 2012 Outstanding Dissertation Award, Midwest Nursing Research Society, Nursing Education Research Section, 2012
• John P. Schlegel, SJ, Diversity Award for Excellence & Innovation, Office of Interprofessional Scholarship, Service & Education (OISSE) , 2011
• Outstanding Undergraduate Faculty, Creighton University College of Nursing, 2010
• Winifred J. Ellenchild Pinch Research Award, Sigma Theta Tau, Iota Tau Chapter , 2010
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Villanova University , 2010
• Doctoral Student Moderator, National League for Nursing, 2009
• Outstanding Undergraduate Faculty, Creighton University College of Nursing, 2008
• Tyler Memorial Nursing Scholarship, Pacific Lutheran University, 2003